Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

May 5, 1911 · 115 years old

Ishirō Honda (Honda Ishirō), sometimes miscredited in foreign releases as "Inoshiro Honda", (May 7, 1911, in Yamagata Prefecture – February 28, 1993) was a Japanese film director. His early film career included working as an assistant under the famed director Akira Kurosawa. Alongside his film duti…

Known For

18 titles
1
Godzilla

Godzilla

1954 · 1h 36m · Movie

After a dinosaur-like beast - awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing - ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it.

7.6
2
Mothra vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964 · 1h 29m · Movie

When greedy tycoons refuse to return Mothra's egg to the people of Infant Island, they must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help when Godzilla arises near Nagoya.

6.5
3
Godzilla: King of the Monsters!

Godzilla: King of the Monsters!

1956 · 1h 20m · Movie

An American reporter visiting Tokyo becomes a witness to the city's destruction by a dinosaur-like beast awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing.

6.3
4
Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

1968 · 1h 28m · Movie

In 1999, a race of she-aliens, the Kilaaks, brainwash Earth's monsters into attacking major cities, prompting a team of astronauts to stop the invaders while the monsters battle Ghidorah.

6.4
5
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

1964 · 1h 25m · Movie

A detective protects a princess who prophecies Earth's destruction by a powerful space monster; the world's only hope being if Mothra can persuade Godzilla and Rodan to unite and save the planet.

6.5
6
Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August

1991 · 1h 38m · Movie

Three generations' responses to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

7.2
7
Invasion of Astro-Monster

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965 · 1h 33m · Movie

Astronauts encounter the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save them from "Monster Zero", but when one of the astronaut romances a mysterious woman, he uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.

6.2
8
Rodan

Rodan

1956 · 1h 14m · Movie

A mining engineer investigates the deaths of his colleagues, discovering prehistoric nymphs and a creature capable of flying - and wreaking havoc - at supersonic speeds.

6.2
9
All Monsters Attack

All Monsters Attack

1969 · 1h 10m · Movie

A latchkey child living in the industrial city of Kawasaki confronts his loneliness through his escapist dreams of Monster Island and friendship with Minilla.

3.9
10
Mothra

Mothra

1961 · 1h 41m · Movie

An expedition to Infant Island uncovers a native tribe and twin tiny fairy priestesses of a mythical deity, who sets out to rescue the pair after they are kidnapped by a greedy businessman.

6.6
11
The War of the Gargantuas

The War of the Gargantuas

1966 · 1h 32m · Movie

A giant, cannibalistic humanoid's rampage through Tokyo is halted by his more docile twin, but neither their reunion nor their scientist caretakers can prevent their eventual duel.

6.2
12
Matango

Matango

1963 · 1h 29m · Movie

Shipwrecked survivors slowly transform into mushrooms.

6.4
13
King Kong Escapes

King Kong Escapes

1967 · 1h 36m · Movie

The evil Dr. Who captures King Kong to dig for Element X when his robot duplicate, Mechani-Kong, is unable to do the job, but Kong soon escapes and battles his doppelganger.

5.5
14
King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962 · 1h 37m · Movie

The advertising director of a pharmaceutical company seeks to boost the ratings of their sponsored TV program by capturing the legendary monster King Kong just as Godzilla re-emerges.

6.2
15
Space Amoeba

Space Amoeba

1970 · 1h 24m · Movie

A space probe is infiltrated by alien beings and then crashes on a remote Pacific atoll. A group of people discover it to be inhabited by giant mutant monsters, created by the aliens in an attempt to conquer the world.

5.4
16
A.K.

A.K.

1985 · 1h 11m · Movie

A documentary that shows the production of Ran and discusses the film techniques of Kurosawa himself.

7.0
17
Latitude Zero

Latitude Zero

1969 · 1h 29m · Movie

A journalist is saved by a giant submarine captained by a 200-year-old man who takes him to an underwater paradise city where no one ages. That's when monsters and mutants sent by the captain's rival, a 200-year-old scientist, att...

5.9
18
Godzilla

Godzilla

1957 · 1h 32m · Movie

Godzilla's initial 1957 French theatrical debut resulted in an entirely different version of the film altogether, combining Toho's original Gojira with elements of the re-edited US release with Raymond Burr.

7.8